London: Longmans, 1892. Illustrated. Short thick 8vo, beautifully bound in a full tree calf prize binding from Monkton Combe School with ornate gilt-tooled spine (light scattered foxing; a few ink stains on the fore-edge, otherwise a near fine copy). London: Longmans Green, 1892. A new edition.More

New York: George Ackerman, 1856. Color Lithograph. Image measures 7" x 9.25". This lovely view dating to 1856 depicts a Buddhist temple in Ceylon or Sri Lanka. The foreground depicts people sitting and chatting while others are praying on the steps leading up to the temple. Beautifully surrounded by palm trees and woods, the temple is seen in the background. This view, drawn from nature by Wilhelm Heine with figures by Eliphalet Brown Jr. and lithographed by George Ackerman appears... More

Philadelphia: T. Sinclair, 1856. Color Lithograph. Image measures 6.5" x 9.5". This beautiful 1856 view of the Lighthouse at Point de Galle, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) was issued by T. Sinclair. It features natives in the foreground who are either fishing or with cattle. In the background the Point de Galle light is visible. Known to be Sri Lanka's oldest light station, the lighthouse was built in 1840 and was powered by a weight driven machine. The original lighthouse, pictured here... More

Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1733. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 21 1/4" x 18 3/4" This beautiful 1733 map of Southern India and Sri Lanka or Ceylon was issued by Homann Heirs. Largely based on the cartographic work of Jean Bourcet, it covers from Daman south to include all of Sri Lanka. Mapping the region following the death of Emperor Aurangzeb and the resulting decline of the Mughal Empire, several important towns and cities are... More

Map. Engraving modern with hand coloring. Measures 18.25" x 21.5". Pictorial map of Sri Lanka with wonderful illustrations of giant elephants, trees, mountains and rivers. North is oriented towards the left. Latin text verso Gerard Mercator (1512-1594) was an accomplished mathematician, cartographer, globe maker and engraver best known for the Mercator Projection. Incorporating the newly accepted fact that the world is round, Mercator was able to render longitude lines consistently straight on a chart. Although this requires some distortion, it... More

View. Uncolored etching. Signed with yellow stamp with artist's initials. Image measures 8" x 5.75". Beautiful and lush tropical scene with elephants and four figures walking on a trail. Circa 1927-1929. Minor crease to lower right edge. Tavik Frantisek Simon (1877-1942), born in Zeleznice, Czechoslovakia, traveled widely and visited the United States in the 1920s. His art represented impressions of where he'd been.More

Ceylon: The Survey Office, 1910. Pocket map. Dissected and lined with linen. Map measure 38.5" x 27". This large folding pocket map issued by the survey office of Ceylon was published in 1910 under the orders of Mr. R. S. Templeton who was the Surveyor General of Ceylon from 1910 - 1915. The map covers the entire island and is color coded according to provinces. Notes roads, railways, towns, rivers, lakes, and a host of other topographical features. The map... More

London: The Hakluyt Society, 1978. Translated and edited by Sinnappah Arasaratnam. Illustrated in black & white and includes a fold-out map. 374pp. 8vo, blue cloth, edge-worn d.w. London: The Hakluyt Society, 1978. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.More